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SUZHOU, China, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

GCL System Integration ("GCLSI" or "the Company"), a world-leading, one-stop

and integrated energy system provider, has announced its cooperation with a

leading Japanese solar energy project construction company to build two

utility-scale solar power stations in Japan. Both solar power stations are

currently under construction and they are expected to connect to the grid at

the beginning of 2022. The two projects won the support of MUFG Bank, Mizuho

Bank, SMBC Group and other local banks.

The first project is a 37 MW solar power plant located in Kochi, which covers

around 280,000 hectares and is designed to provide 45000 MWh annually. Once

it's been completed, the station will become the second largest solar plant in

Japan powered by the innovative GCLSI cast-mono module.

The second project is a 27 MW power plant in the Kanto region, which covers

approximately 240,000 hectares. Outlining the details of the project, Riki Li,

Country Manager for GCL in Japan, explained: "Getting planning permission was

the biggest challenge we've faced in this project". After three years of

development, the project was put in motion. The power plant is expected to

generate 29000 MWh of power annually.

Japan has put great efforts into the solar energy development and has shifted

its policies towards renewable energy after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power

plant tragedy in 2011. According to a report from the Institute for Sustainable

Energy Policies (ISEP), the installed PV capacity had increased by 5.7 GW and

reached nearly 54 GW at the end of 2019. This year the market is expected to

add over 7 GW of new capacity in the region.

GCL started its silicon business in Japan in 2010 and enlarged its business

scope to solar project development in 2014 and module sales in 2017. GCL Japan

currently owns 58 MW of solar projects in the region. As a fully integrated

clean energy system provider with robust in-house production capable of

manufacturing high-quality PV products with high performance/price ratio, GCL

is dedicated to providing the best value-per-watt products to our customers.

The GCL Japan team is always seeking opportunities to develop solar projects

with our partners and contribute to Japan's carbon-neutral target by 2050.

Source: GCLSI